Index 



Kingfisher, Belted, 142,228. 

 Kinglet, Golden-crowned, 



25, loi, 103, 263. 

 Ruby-crowned, 102, 145, 



280. 



Mankind, from a bird's 

 point of view, 211. 



March, character of, 78, 



Melumbium speciosum, 

 267. 



Migrations of birds, 48, 

 152, 176, 253, 254, 256. 



Mocking-bird, 333. 



Nature, from a farmer's 

 point of view, 65, 237. 

 infinity of life in, 308. 

 inventions borrowed from. 

 325- 

 Nidification, 311, 322. 

 Night-hawk, 185. 

 Nuthatch, Red - breasted, 

 120. 

 White-breasted, 34, 102, 

 121. 



Oriole, Baltimore, 197, 



3^7- 

 Ornithology, attractions of, 

 7, 146, 297. 307. 

 books upon, 12, 327. 

 school and field, 5, 303. 

 scientific, 6. 

 opportunities for, 12. 

 Oven-bird, 130, 143, 262. 



Peacock, 201. 

 Pewee, Wood, 164, 182. 

 Phoebe, 93, 94, 102, 114. 

 Pigeons, the, 37. 



' Redstart, 145, 200. 



■ Robin, 62, 82, 90, 138, 220, 



1 315- 



j utility of the, 285. 



I Sandpiper, Solitary, 

 228, 261. 

 Spotted, 126. 

 Sandpipers, the, 126. 

 Scope of present volume, 

 II. 13- 

 I Seasons, advantage in al- 

 ternation of, 71. 

 comparison of the, 273. 

 I Sentiment versus science, 

 i 267. 



: Sexes, disparity of, in plu- 

 i mage, 74. 



1 Shrikes, the, 84. 

 Simplocarpus fcetidus, 95. 

 Snow-bird, 40, 62, 90, 2S0. 

 Sounds of day and night, 

 j 245. 



1 Sparrow, Chipping, 105, 



! 244. 



English, 42, 156. 

 ' Field, 128. 



Fox, 89, 117, 293, 332. 

 Song, 40, 62, 77, 78, 100, 



294. 

 Tree, 106. 



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